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Natural Resources Committee

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Committee on Natural Resources

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004), when this was the Resources. Back to the 119th Congress

757 bills referred in the 108th Congress

10,239 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 940. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 57

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	Richard W. PomboJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Ranking Member
R-FL	Adam H. PutnamJoined Apr 29, 2003 · Left Jun 19, 2003
D-WA	Adam SmithLeft Feb 5, 2003
D-PR	Anibal Acevedo-Vila
R-WY	Barbara Cubin
D-MN	Betty McCollumJoined Mar 5, 2003 · Left Jun 14, 2004
D-OK	Brad Carson
D-CA	Calvin M. Dooley
R-UT	Chris Cannon
D-TX	Ciro D. RodriguezJoined Mar 5, 2003
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee
D-CA	Dennis A. CardozaJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-MT	Denny Rehberg
R-CA	Devin Nunes
R-AK	Don Young
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
R-CA	Elton Gallegly
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.
D-CA	George Miller
R-CA	George Radanovich
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano
R-OR	Greg Walden
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth
D-WA	Jay Inslee
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
R-NV	Jim Gibbons
R-NJ	Jim Saxton
D-CA	Joe BacaJoined Mar 5, 2003
R-CO	Joel HefleyLeft Feb 5, 2003
R-PA	John E. Peterson
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.
R-CA	Ken Calvert
D-GU	Madeleine Z. BordalloJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-IN	Mark E. Souder
D-CO	Mark Udall
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazioLeft Feb 12, 2003
R-TX	Randy NeugebauerJoined Jun 19, 2003
D-AZ	Raúl M. GrijalvaJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-AZ	Rick Renzi
R-UT	Rob Bishop
D-WI	Ron Kind
D-TX	Ruben HinojosaJoined Mar 5, 2003
R-CO	Scott McInnis
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth SandlinJoined Jun 16, 2004
R-NM	Stevan Pearce
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo
R-OK	Tom Cole
R-NE	Tom Osborne
D-NM	Tom Udall
R-LA	W. J. (Billy) Tauzin
R-NC	Walter B. Jones
R-MD	Wayne T. Gilchrest

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 5

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5412	To correct maps depicting Unit T-10 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.	Referred To	Dec 1, 2004
S 1438	Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act	Referred To	Dec 1, 2004
HR 5418	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into new and renewal contracts with the City of Aurora, Colorado, or an enterprise of the City, for the use of excess capacity water in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project.	Referred To	Nov 30, 2004
S 1996	Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act	Referred To	Nov 30, 2004
HR 5377	Act Commemorating the LITE	Referred To	Nov 29, 2004
HR 5373	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for the use of excess storage and conveyance capacity of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 29, 2004
S 1530	Tribal Parity Act	Referred To	Nov 29, 2004
HR 5369	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act	Referred To	Nov 22, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-108	H.R. 4368, a Bill to Transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Department of the Interior.73 pagesOn H.R. 984, H.R. 4368, H.R. 4900, S. 2647 6 witnesses Hayes, Robert G., General Counsel, Coastal Conservation Association Keeney, Timothy R.E., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce Mann, Christopher G., Policy Director, Center for SeaChange Moore, Rod, Executive Director, West Coast Seafood Processors Association Palatiello, John M., Executive Director, Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) Rosenberg, Andrew A., Ph.D., Member, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and Professor, University of New Hampshire	Sep 30, 2004
Serial No. 108-107	The Issues Affecting Rural Communities in the Southwest: National Forest Management and the Endangered Species Act87 pagesOn H.R. 1662, H.R. 2933 7 witnesses Flake, Hon. Jake, Speaker, Arizona House of Representatives Forsgren, Harv, Regional Forester, Southwestern Region, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Hall, Dale, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Herrington, Mark, Member, Graham County Board of Supervisors, representing the National Association of Counties Holder, Jan, Program Manager, Gila Watershed Partnership Powell, B.E., Associate Director, Steward Observatory, and Director, Mt. Graham International Observatory Warshall, Peter, Ph.D., Peter Warshall and Associates, Tucson, Arizona	Sep 20, 2004
Serial No. 108-106	Examining Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on Southern California's Inland Empire76 pagesOn H.R. 1662, H.R. 2933 8 witnesses Bennett, Hon. Deirdre H., Mayor, City of Colton, California Denner, Roy, President & CEO, Off-Road Business Association, Inc., Santee, California Gonzales, Hon. Josie, Fontana City Council Member, Fontana, California MacDonald, Julie, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C Nuaimi, Hon. Mark, Mayor, City of Fontana, California Silver, Dan, M.D., Executive Director, Endangered Habitats League, Los Angeles, California Thornton, Robert D., Partner, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP, Irvine, California Vargas, Hon. Grace, Mayor, City of Rialto, California	Sep 10, 2004
Serial No. 108-105	H.R. 822, H.R. 4806 and H.R. 483871 pagesOn H.R. 822, H.R. 4806, H.R. 4838, S. 391 8 witnesses Chase, Gene L., C & C Contracting, Inc Fadden, Chris, Vice President, Washington State Snowmobile Association Husmann, Ed, Sky Valley Resident and Snohomish County Farm Bureau Member Pope, Art, Executive Director, Northwest Youth Corps Reardon, Aaron, Snohomish County Executive Rey, Hon. Mark, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture Sax, Jeff, County Council Member, District 5, Snohomish County, Washington Town, Mike, Friends of the Wild Sky	Jul 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-104	Oversight Field Hearing on the Endangered Species Act 30 Years Later: the Klamath Project77 pagesOn S. 1986, S. 2009 9 witnesses Brown, Hon. Ralph, Vice-Chair, Curry County Board of Commissioners, Gold Beach, Oregon Carman, David, Tulelake, California Fletcher, Troy, Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish & Water Commission Representative Gaines, Bill, Director of Government Affairs, California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, California LaMalfa, Hon. Doug, Assemblyman, 2nd District, California State Assembly Lewis, Dr. William M., Jr., Professor of Environmental Science and Director, Center for Limnology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Rodgers, Kirk, Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior Smith, Hon. Jimmy, First District Supervisor, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, Eureka, California Vogel, David A., Senior Scientist, Natural Resource Scientists, Inc., Red Bluff, California	Jul 17, 2004
Serial No. 108-103	Restoring Forests After Catastrophic Events69 pages 6 witnesses Barry, Hamlet J., III, Director, Denver Water Board Bartuska, Dr. Ann, Deputy Chief for Research and Development, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Hartzell, Cate, Ashland City Councilor, City of Ashland, Oregon Sessions, John, University Distinguished Professor and Stewart Professor of Forest Engineering, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Shepard, Ed, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior Thomas, Steven R., Assistant State Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry	Jul 15, 2004
Serial No. 108-102	Status of Ocean Observing Systems in the United StatesHeld Jul 13, 2004 to Nov 12, 2004 · 116 pagesOn H.R. 958, S. 1400 11 witnesses Boesch, Dr. Donald F., President, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland Brohl, Helen A., Executive Director, National Association of Maritime Organizations Cooper, Cortis, Metocean Consultant, Energy Technology Co., ChevronTexaco Garfield, Dr. Newell (Toby), San Francisco State University, Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE) Grassle, Dr. J. Frederick, Director, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Leinen, Dr. Margaret S., Assistant Director for Geosciences, National Science Foundation McCammon, Molly, Executive Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System Richert, Evan, President, Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System Spinrad, Dr. Richard W., Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Weller, Dr. Robert A., Senior Scientist and Director, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Winokur, Robert, Technical Director, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy	Jul 13, 2004
Serial No. 108-101	Gaming on Off-Reservation Restored and Newly-Acquired Lands95 pages 7 witnesses Bearskin, Leaford, Col. USAF, Ret., and Tribal Chief, Wyandotte Nation, Wyandotte, Oklahoma Lohse, Leslie, Treasurer, Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, Orland, California Luger, J. Kurt, Executive Director, Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, Bismarck, North Dakota Marquez, Deron, Chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Highland, California Martin, Aurene M., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Norris, Christine, Principal Chief, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Jena, Louisiana Stevens, Ernest L., Jr., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association	Jul 13, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-811	REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-793	Arizona Water Settlements ActOn H.R. 885	Nov 20, 2004
H. Rept. 108-791	Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2004On H.R. 2440	Nov 19, 2004
H. Rept. 108-790	Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement ActOn H.R. 3283	Nov 19, 2004
H. Rept. 108-788	To Require the Prompt Review by the Secretary of the Interior of the Long-Standing Petitions for Federal Recognition of Certain Indian Tribes, and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 5134	Nov 19, 2004
H. Rept. 108-787	Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Program Amendments of 2004On H.R. 5104	Nov 19, 2004
H. Rept. 108-786	Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2004On H.R. 2933	Nov 19, 2004
H. Rept. 108-785	Endangered Species Data Quality Act of 2004On H.R. 1662	Nov 19, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 108-0	COMPILATION OF SELECTED ACTS CONCERNING NATIONAL PARKS, PUBLIC LANDS, AND RELATED MATTERS (As Amended Through the End of the First Session of the 108th Congress, December 31, 2003)	PDF · Text
108th	Rules for the Committee on Resources	PDF · Text
108th	Committee on Resources Legislative Calendar (2003-2004)	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	48	940	148	29	149	29	32	526	1
118th2023–2024	46	939	161	39	162	40	153	696	1
117th2021–2022	51	893	141	21	142	44	29	457	1
116th2019–2020	47	829	129	34	130	44	41	532	2
115th2017–2018	47	832	222	56	225	50	55	594	2
114th2015–2016	46	646	112	28	113	26	55	761	2
113th2013–2014	51	713	208	46	210	36	89	—	2
112th2011–2012	50	691	149	42	153	0	129	—	2
111th2009–2010	50	754	104	25	104	—	67	—	2
110th2007–2008	54	789	145	26	142	—	87	—	2
109th2005–2006	50	813	128	98	128	—	64	—	3
108th2003–2004	57	757	175	108	171	—	108	—	3
107th2001–2002	56	643	195	84	190	—	158	—	10

Membership changes 19

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 16, 2004	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD	Joined	H.Res. 678
Jun 14, 2004	Betty McCollum D-MN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3927
Jun 19, 2003	Adam H. Putnam R-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5642
Jun 19, 2003	Randy Neugebauer R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 284
Apr 29, 2003	Adam H. Putnam R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 205
Mar 5, 2003	George Miller D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Betty McCollum D-MN	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Joe Baca D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Ruben Hinojosa D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 124
Feb 12, 2003	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H456
Feb 12, 2003	Peter A. DeFazio D-OR	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 5, 2003	George Miller D-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H313
Feb 5, 2003	Adam Smith D-WA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H313
Feb 5, 2003	Joel Hefley R-CO	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H313
Feb 5, 2003	Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 52

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